Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of continuing the program of prescription drug assistance for elderly persons (Senior Care) past December 30, 2009, as a permanent federal-state program.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 57 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 58
Relating to: Badger Mining Corporation of Berlin, Wisconsin.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 58 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Rogers Memorial Hospital's centennial year.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 59 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: recognizing October 2007 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 60 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: the life and public service of Ronald G. Parys.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 64.
Senate Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: recognition of November as Diabetes Awareness Month.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 65 be adopted?
Adopted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: recognizing Alexis Deignan for her selection as Miss Wisconsin Preteen.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 40 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: declaring May as Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 42 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the life and public service of Virginia B. Hart.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 49 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
S393
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Senate Bill 15
Relating to: the appointment of the secretary of natural resources.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 15 offered by Senators Kedzie and Schultz.
Senator Wirch moved rejection of Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 15.
The question was: Rejection of Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 15?
Rejected.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 15?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 15 offered by Senator Kedzie.
Senator Decker moved rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 15.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 15?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 19.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 15
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kapanke, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 21.
Noes - Senators Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 12.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 30
Relating to: permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 30
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 49
Relating to: free access to state parks and state trails by certain disabled veterans and former prisoners of war.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 49?
Adopted.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 49 be referred to the joint committee on Finance.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 49 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and taken up at this time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 49
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 143
Relating to: changing the members of the Council on Veterans Programs.
